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22 Feb 2021

Apple’s EV car – What we know so far

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By Joost Gerrits
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Undoubtedly, electric vehicles are the future of transportation across the globe. China has the lion’s share of the electric vehicle market, but the United States is speedily catching up. Alliance of Auto Manufacturers can prove that in a piece of statistic. They showed that in 2017, electric vehicles made up only 1.2% of all vehicle sales.

That translated to about 187,985 vehicles. Fast forward to 2018; this number grew by an impressive margin of 63.33%. That means that the EV market share stood at 1.96%, translating to about 328,188 vehicles in the country. As much as this number is still small, the market is improving by the day.

Additionally, in the UK, the number of electric vehicles is also growing. According to Nextgreencar.com, by May of 2019, the number of electric vehicles stood at an impressive 214,000 up from a mere 3500 in 2013.

Lastly, this post will discuss the apple EV car and what has been made public so far. Apple inc. has been very brief on the details about this revolutionary vehicle. Still, we have been able to gather some details as seen below.

Apple EV project titan

The Apple car (Project Titan)

After looking at that growth in electric vehicles’ uptake, let us now look at the Apple EV Car.

Codenamed Titan, the apple electric car project was started in 2014. It is a project that is still far from completion, but impressive milestones have been made. The expected completion time was 2024, and we are still hopeful the car will be unleashed.

The vehicle is expected to have a self-drive function that will be very impressive. Additionally, it is reported that Apple hired over 5000 employees for this project. That goes a long way to show just how serious and determined they are to make this project a success.

However, here is a shocking piece of news, back in 2018; Apple had 66 road-registered vehicles that were driverless. That means they have made significant progress on this project. Additionally, Apple is still working to improve the self-drive hardware and software.

Apple EV car features

The most prominent feature of this project was the self-drive function. It has been proven that Apple has already developed a self-drive software but is working to improve on it for optimal car performance. Additionally, this software has appeared in government filing systems, and these vehicles have been spotted on public roads.

As much as Apple is still cagy on the specifications and features of Project Titan, we have gathered quite a bit of information. Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently suggested that Hyundai be an instrumental partner in manufacturing the Apple car.

Hyundai concept car

Additionally, he added that the vehicle would use Apple’s electric car chassis, commonly referred to as E-GMP.

The vehicle can go for 300 miles if it is on a full charge to add more to the chassis. Also, they have a fast charge feature for the vehicle that enables it to get up to 80% in less than 18 minutes.

When it comes to speed, the vehicle’s top speed will be 160 mph, and the car can go from 0 to 60 mph in just about 3.5 seconds.

However, to be clear, these specifications are for the chassis’ high-performance make. Additionally, the vehicle’s aerodynamic performance and weight are still a mystery to members of the public.

Lastly, Kuo issued an advisory that the release date could be pushed up to 2028. That is because Apple wants to produce their components of the hardware to use in the vehicle instead of using off-the-shelf ones. He also suggested that this release date could dent its competitive advantage since many other EVs are already on the market.

Apple and Nissan EV partnership

Before the deal with Hyundai, Apple has held talks with Nissan for a potential partnership deal. However, the talks were short-lived and did not even make it senior. It is said that the discussions died over branding disagreements.

Additionally, according to Reuters, Nissan shares fell when the news dropped.

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Written by Joost Gerrits

Joost is a real EV enthusiast. He shares all his findings, news, tips and tricks through fun and informative blogs. In addition, you can find him every now and then on the 50five YouTube channel with cool videos!

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